000 FZNT24 KNHC 261429 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-270230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NE TEXAS COAST WILL MEANDER THROUGH EARLY THU. A RIDGE WILL DEVELOP FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-270230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-270230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY...E OF 90W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-270230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-270230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-270230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-270230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-270230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-270230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON